elephant seal

Noun

Meaning

either of two large northern Atlantic earless seals having snouts like trunks

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An exception to this is the northern elephant seal, which feeds on fish at great depths in the open ocean. Source: Internet

An elephant seal, for example, can hold its breath for more than an hour. Source: Internet

It was later revealed that Flamingo Park education officer John Shields shaved the whiskers and otherwise disfigured a bull elephant seal which had died the week before and dumped it in Loch Ness to dupe his colleagues. Source: Internet

A young elephant seal looks pretty distressed in San Simeon, Calif. on Dec. 13, 2016. Source: Internet

Overall, they tend to be larger than other carnivorans; the southern elephant seal is the largest carnivoran. Source: Internet

In particular, northern elephant seal pups gain convert each day before they are weaned. Source: Internet

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